Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products caused deadly cancers…
Johnson & Johnson Places Talc Injury Claims in Bankruptcy…
J&J has maintained that its talcum powder, which it stopped selling last year, is safe and doesn’t cause cancer…
Johnson & Johnson Appeals $2 Billion Cancer Verdict Over Baby Powder to Supreme Court…
Pharmaceutical giant claims abuse of the legal system resulted in giant award, with jury misinformed about the facts…
J&J to Stop Selling Talc-Based Baby Powder in US, Canada…
Johnson & Johnson is ending sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, where demand has dwindled amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused cancer. The world’s biggest maker of health care products said Tuesday the talc-based powder will still be sold outside the United States and Canada. […]
DOJ Probing Whether Johnson&Johnson Lied to Public about Talcum Powder’s Cancer Risk…
A federal grand jury in Washington is looking into what Johnson & Johnson officials knew about the cancer risks in the company’s Baby Powder-brand talcum powder and other products, according to a report. The New Jersey-based company is the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation as well as a regulatory probe amid […]
Jury Hits Johnson & Johnson with $417M Verdict Over Cancer Link to its Talc…
A Los Angeles jury issued a $417-million verdict Monday against Johnson & Johnson, finding the company liable for failing to warn a 63-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer about the risks of using its talcum products. The verdict marks the largest award yet in a number of suits claiming that the company’s talc powder […]
Third Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $70 Million to California Woman For Cancer-Linked Baby Powder…
Johnson & Johnson has lost its third lawsuit alleging that the pharmaceutical company’s baby powder causes ovarian cancer. Jurors in St. Louis awarded Deborah Giannecchini $70 million late Thursday, according to Bloomberg. For 40 years, Giannecchini, 62, had used the talcum powder for feminine hygiene…